Jan 1, 2019 | Campaign News
HD79 special: At least four candidates have established campaign committees for the January 29 special election to fill the unexpired term of Rep. Joe Pickett (D-El Paso): Art Fierro, an El Paso marketing/public relations specialist and El Paso Community Coll. board...
Dec 21, 2018 | Special Elections
Gov. Greg Abbott (R) ordered January 29 special elections to fill vacant HD79 and HD145, triggered by the resignation of Rep. Joe Pickett (D-El Paso) and the promotion of Sen. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston). Candidates must file with the Secretary of State by January 3....
Dec 19, 2018 | Campaign News
HD79 special: Reps. Cesar Blanco (D-El Paso), Mary Gonzalez (D-El Paso) and Joe Moody (D-El Paso) endorsed Art Fierro, chair of the El Paso Community College board, for the special election that will fill Rep. Joe Pickett’s (D-El Paso) unexpired term following his...
Dec 18, 2018 | Campaign News
HD79 open: Art Fierro, the chair of the El Paso Community College board, said he would seek the seat being vacated by Rep. Joe Pickett (D-El Paso), who announced his resignation on Saturday. Meanwhile, El Paso council member Michiel Noe, who was term-limited and could...
Dec 15, 2018 | breaking-news, Campaign News
Citing health concerns, Rep. Joe Pickett (D-El Paso) announced he would resign effective January 4 and not serve the 13th term to which he was recently elected. “Just before last session, I learned I had cancer,” Pickett said in a statement. “I moved quickly and...
Dec 15, 2016 | Straight-ticket Voting
We have explored the shifts in straight-ticket voting in several of the state’s largest counties and found significant Democratic gains, particularly in Republican-held state House seats, with some exceptions, notably in districts held by African-American Democrats....
